Riparian/Wetland Expertise Directory

Barbara Tellman, UA's WRRC and Roy Jemison, U.S. Forest Service. If you have wondered who in the Southwest is working on riparian matters and what they are doing, this new directory is for you. It lists researchers working in Arizona, Colorado, Nevada, New Mexico, and Utah, along with their areas of expertise. Researchers are from universities, state and federal agencies and private firms. The information is available on WRRC's World Wide Web Home Page (http://ag.arizona.edu/), where it may be searched and downloaded, or as a paperback publication. Free copies are available from the U.S. Government Printing Office #1995-674-899/25054 or from the Water Resources Research Center, University of Arizona, 350 N. Campbell, Tucson, AZ 85721; phone 520-792-9591; fax 520-792-8518.

Arizona River History Sources

The first publication in WRRC's "Arizona River History Series" now is the available. Where to Find Information about the History of Arizona Rivers is a bibliography with more than 1,500 sources of information. Topics include: technical scientific studies of channel change; memoirs of pioneer women; hydrology and geology; Spanish exploration and missions; Hohokam archaeology; beavers and beaver trapping; phreatophytes; journals from the cattle trails of the 1850s; native and exotic fish; and paleobotany. The information is available in searchable, printable, exportable computer format (DOS or Windows), on WRRC's World Wide Web Home Page (http://ag.arizona.edu/). A paperback version intended primarily for libraries also is available. For a free copy contact WRRC. (See above for address.) Computer disk version will be sent unless you request otherwise.

Layperson's Guide to the Colorado River

This guide provides a general overview of water issues associated with the Colorado River. Prepared by the Water Education Foundation, the booklet presents a brief historical background, reviews major negotiations, lists documents significant in defining the law of the river, and provides a chronology of major events from 1849 through 1994. Significant issues for the upper basin and lower basin are discussed along with basin-wide issues such as American Indian water rights, hydropower production, endangered species and water quality. For more information contact the Water Education Foundation, 717 K St. Suite 517, Sacramento, CA 95814; phone 916-444-6240; fax 916-448-7699.

Water Resources Data for Arizona, Water Year 1994

This U.S. Geological Survey report presents data relating to both groundwater and surface water resources in Arizona from October 1993 through September 1994. The data consist of records of stage, discharge, and water quality of streams; stage, contents, and water quality of lakes and reservoirs; water levels in selected wells; and water quality data for water from wells. Copies of the report (AZ-94-1) are limited and may be obtained by contacting Chris Smith, Water Resources Division, U.S. Geological Survey, 375 S. Euclid Ave., Tucson, AZ 85719; phone 520-670-6120.

The Role of Recharge in Integrated Water Management

This is the proceedings of the Seventh Biennial Symposium on Artificial Recharge of Groundwater held May 17 to 19, 1995 in Tempe, Arizona. The papers presented at the symposium illustrate a variety of groundwater recharge applications, new developments, and the growing sophistication among project sponsoring agencies and regulators as well as consultants and academic researchers. Topics include management and planning issues, technical issues and approaches, fate and transport processes during recharge, and injection wells. Case studies of specific recharge projects also are included. Copies cost $15 plus $3 handling. To order, contact the Water Resources Research Center, University of Arizona, 350 N. Campbell, Tucson AZ 85719; phone 520-792-9591.

WaterWiser: The Water Efficiency Clearinghouse

This cooperative project of the U.S. EPA and the American Water Works Association collects and distributes technical and general consumer information about water use efficiency and conservation to water utilities, government agencies, businesses, educational institutions, researchers and the public. Services provided include referrals, annotated bibliographies, literature searches, information packets, and fact sheets. The WaterWiser services can be accessed via Internet at any of the following addresses: Gopher server -- gopher.uwin.siu.edu; Web site -- http://www.uwin.siu.edu; Email -- watwiser@awwa.org. For more information contact John Wright, manager, at 800-559-9855.

Water Law: Trends, Policies, and Practice

This publication consists of sections written by various authors on "Takings and Water Rights;" "Reallocation of Water Supplies;" "State Water Issues;" "Indian Water Law;" "Federal Regulations, Reclamation, and Water Rights;" and "Interstate Water Issues." The book concludes with a section on "The Future of Water Law," which includes an article by Commissioner Dan Beard of the Bureau of Reclamation on new directions for the Bureau, and an article, "A New Era in State-Federal Relations in Water Law?" by John Leshy, Interior Department Solicitor. The book is available for $75 plus a $5.95 handling fee from the American Bar Association, Publication Orders, P.O. Box 10892, Chicago, IL 60610-0892; phone 312-988-5522; fax 312-988-5568.